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1. Emerging micropollutants and microplastics in water cycle: a focus on the state of knowledge in Lombardy

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Tartari, G., Bergna, G., Antonelli, M., Azzellino, A., Bernardi, M, Bernasconi, M., Bertanza, G., Binelli, A., Brioschi, C., Castiglioni, S., Davoli, E., Della Torre, C., Depero, L. E., Di Guardo, A., Federici, S., Galafassi, S., Gugliandolo, M. C., Iacone, V., Lietti, M., Malacrida, C., Malpei, F., Marchesi, V., Mezzanotte, V., Mossotti, R., Pannuzzo, B., Parini, M., Pedrazzani, R., Polesello, S., Sala, A., Tani, S., and Volta, P.

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microplastics, Lombardy, freshwaters, methodology, emerging micropollutants, microplastics, freshwaters, methodology, Lombardy, emerging micropollutants
Published
2021

2. Local natural background levels assessment through a groundwater redox zonation, the case of Lombardy Region

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Rotiroti, M, Caschetto, M, Zanotti, C, Parini, M, Cipriano, G, Bonomi, T, Fumagalli, L, Fumagalli, L, Rotiroti, Marco, Caschetto, Mariachiara, Zanotti, Chiara, Parini, Marco, Cipriano, Giuseppa, Bonomi, Tullia, Fumagalli, Letizia, Rotiroti, M, Caschetto, M, Zanotti, C, Parini, M, Cipriano, G, Bonomi, T, Fumagalli, L, Fumagalli, L, Rotiroti, Marco, Caschetto, Mariachiara, Zanotti, Chiara, Parini, Marco, Cipriano, Giuseppa, Bonomi, Tullia, and Fumagalli, Letizia

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2021

3. Before-school and after-school childcare and children's risk of obesity

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Solveig A. Cunningham, Nikkil Sudharsanan, and Parini M. Shah

Subjects
Gerontology, Longitudinal study, Nutrition and Dietetics, business.industry, Health Policy, education, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Odds ratio, Logistic regression, medicine.disease, Childhood obesity, Odds, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cohort, medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Early childhood, Risk factor, business
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Summary Background In the USA, half of children are regularly cared for before or after school by someone other than a parent. Objective Describe the relationship between childcare arrangements and obesity among school-aged children. Methods Data are from the fifth-grade wave of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study – Kindergarten Cohort 1998–1999, a nationally representative study of US children who were in kindergarten in 1998–1999 or first grade in 1999, collected in spring 2004 (analytic sample = 9617). We estimated survey-adjusted logistic regression models to examine the association between childcare arrangements before and after school and obesity. Results The prevalence of obesity was highest among fifth graders who received care from multiple sources and lowest among children who received care from adults not related to them in either the child's or the caregiver's home [29.9%, 95% confidence interval {CI}: 18.7%, 44.3%; and 17.3%, 95% CI: 12.1%, 24.0%]. Childcare arrangement was not an independent risk factor for obesity for most children. However, Hispanic children who were cared for by a person who was not a relative had significantly higher odds of obesity compared with non-Hispanics in similar care arrangements (odds ratio: 5.11, 95% CI: 2.00, 13.06). Conclusion Type of childcare before or after school was not an independent risk factor for obesity in most fifth graders, but implications of childcare for Hispanic children should be explored further.

Published
2016
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5. Before- and After-School Childcare and Children’s Risk of Obesity

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Shah, Parini M., Sudharsanan, Nikkil, and Cunningham, Solveig A.

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Male, Pediatric Obesity, Schools, Article, United States, Logistic Models, Caregivers, Risk Factors, Child, Preschool, Prevalence, Humans, Female, Longitudinal Studies, Child Care, Child
Abstract

In the USA, half of children are regularly cared for before or after school by someone other than a parent.Describe the relationship between childcare arrangements and obesity among school-aged children.Data are from the fifth-grade wave of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Cohort 1998-1999, a nationally representative study of US children who were in kindergarten in 1998-1999 or first grade in 1999, collected in spring 2004 (analytic sample = 9617). We estimated survey-adjusted logistic regression models to examine the association between childcare arrangements before and after school and obesity.The prevalence of obesity was highest among fifth graders who received care from multiple sources and lowest among children who received care from adults not related to them in either the child's or the caregiver's home [29.9%, 95% confidence interval {CI}: 18.7%, 44.3%; and 17.3%, 95% CI: 12.1%, 24.0%]. Childcare arrangement was not an independent risk factor for obesity for most children. However, Hispanic children who were cared for by a person who was not a relative had significantly higher odds of obesity compared with non-Hispanics in similar care arrangements (odds ratio: 5.11, 95% CI: 2.00, 13.06).Type of childcare before or after school was not an independent risk factor for obesity in most fifth graders, but implications of childcare for Hispanic children should be explored further.

Published
2016

10. Skin vacuum packed portions of fresh beef

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Paleari, M.A., Beretta, G., Bersani, C., Parini, M., and Moretti, V.M.

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Settore AGR/19 - Zootecnica Speciale, Settore VET/04 - Ispezione degli Alimenti di Origine Animale, microbiological analysis, fisical parameter, shelf life, Skin vacuum packaging
Published
2003

11. Analisi delle alterazioni idromorfologiche come fattori limitanti allo sviluppo delle comunità biologiche nei corpi idrici fortemente modificati: una metodologia di supporto alle decisioni per la riqualificazione fluviale in situazioni complesse

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Canobbio, S, Azzellino, A, Piana, A, Cabrini, R, Fornaroli, R, Sartori, L, Parini, M, Salvetti, R, Mezzanotte, V, CANOBBIO, SERGIO, CABRINI, RICCARDO, FORNAROLI, RICCARDO, SARTORI, LAURA, MEZZANOTTE, VALERIA FEDERICA MARIA, Canobbio, S, Azzellino, A, Piana, A, Cabrini, R, Fornaroli, R, Sartori, L, Parini, M, Salvetti, R, Mezzanotte, V, CANOBBIO, SERGIO, CABRINI, RICCARDO, FORNAROLI, RICCARDO, SARTORI, LAURA, and MEZZANOTTE, VALERIA FEDERICA MARIA

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Uno degli elementi critici per una migliore comprensione delle dinamiche ecosistemiche in fiumi e torrenti fortemente modificati e per i processi decisionali relativi ai programmi di riqualificazione fluviale è l’individuazione di quali fattori pongano limiti al corretto sviluppo delle comunità biologiche in una situazione caratterizzata da alterazioni multiple. In particolare, i corpi idrici fortemente modificati che attraversano ambienti urbani o, comunque, di notevole antropizzazione subiscono gli effetti congiunti e sinergici di deterioramenti relativi alla qualità delle acque, al regime idraulico e alla morfologia fluviale. In queste situazioni, è molto spesso difficoltoso definire relazioni causali tra alterazioni specifiche e le risposte delle comunità biologiche usando gli strumenti del biomonitoraggio o i più comuni strumenti statistici quali la regressione lineare. Tali strumenti consentono per lo più la verifica di ipotesi relative alla tendenza centrale dei dati, definendo ad esempio la relazione media tra una metrica biologica e una variabile ambientale. In presenza di alterazioni multiple, tuttavia, il “rumore di fondo” introdotto dalla presenza simultanea dei deterioramenti in vari ambiti della funzionalità fluviale può compromettere la validità di tali tipologie di modelli, fino a renderli non informativi. La distribuzione dei valori delle metriche biologiche lungo gradienti specifici di alterazione assume l’aspetto di “nuvole” di dati apparentemente caotiche. L’uso della regressione quantile, tuttavia, permette di valutare le singole alterazioni come fattori limitanti allo sviluppo delle comunità biologiche, individuando così la relazione causale tra esse. Nell’ambito del Progetto FIUMI, nato dalla collaborazione tra Regione Lombardia, ARPA Lombardia e due atenei lombardi, e in vista della progettazione di interventi di riqualificazione fluviale nel bacino Olona-Lambro, uno dei più fortemente modificati d’Italia, sono state analizzate le relazioni t

Published
2012

14. Linking local natural background levels in groundwater to their generating hydrogeochemical processes in Quaternary alluvial aquifers

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Giuseppa Cipriano, Letizia Fumagalli, Mariachiara Caschetto, Marco Parini, Marco Rotiroti, Tullia Bonomi, Chiara Zanotti, Zanotti, C, Caschetto, M, Bonomi, T, Parini, M, Cipriano, G, Fumagalli, L, and Rotiroti, M

Subjects
Environmental Engineering, Peat, Iron, Aquifer, Soil science, Natural (archaeology), Arsenic, GEO/05 - GEOLOGIA APPLICATA, Rivers, GEO/08 - GEOCHIMICA E VULCANOLOGIA, Environmental Chemistry, Waste Management and Disposal, Groundwater, geography, Manganese, geography.geographical_feature_category, Multivariate analysi, Pollution, Spatial heterogeneity, Lombardy region, Upwelling, Environmental science, Spatial variability, Quaternary, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Ammonium, Environmental Monitoring
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Calculating natural background levels (NBLs) in groundwater is vital for supporting a sustainable use of groundwater resources. Although NBLs are often assessed through a unique concentration value per groundwater body, where hydrogeochemical features are highly variable, spatial heterogeneity needs to be accounted for, leading to the calculation of so-called “local” NBLs. Despite much research devoted to the identification of the best performing techniques for local NBLs spatialization, a deep understanding of the link between local NBL values and their generating hydrogeochemical processes is often lacking and so is addressed here for the redox-sensitive species As, NH4, Fe and Mn in the groundwater bodies of Lombardy region, N Italy. Local NBLs were calculated by a tired approach involving the hybridization of preselection and probability plot methods. Since the spatial variability of the target species depends mainly on redox conditions, a redox zonation was performed using multivariate statistical analysis. A conceptual model was developed and improved combing factor and cluster analysis. Results showed that NBLs for arsenic were up to 291 μg/L, reached in groundwaters under methanogenesis, a condition related to the prolonged degradation of peat buried in aquifer sediments. Ammonium NBLs up to 6.62 mg/L were generated by the upwelling of fluids from deep sediments hosting petroleum systems; ammonium NBLs up to 4.48 mg/L were generated as the accumulation of by-products of peat degradation. Iron and manganese NBLs up to, respectively, 6.0 and 1.51 mg/L were generated by the oxidation of younger and less stable Mn and Fe oxides within river valleys, mostly the Po River valley. The evaluation of local NBLs, and their association to generating natural hydrogeochemical processes/conditions, achieves a step forward from the commonly used approach of a single NBL per groundwater body, improving decision-support tools for sustainable groundwater management and protection.

Published
2022

15. Appendectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: a multicenter ambispective cohort study by the Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery and new technologies (the CRAC study)

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Sartori A., Podda M., Botteri E., Passera R., Agresta F., Arezzo A., Guerrieri M., Ortenzi M., Cavallo F., Zese M., Prando D., Restini E., Cianci P., Millo P., Brachet Contul R., Serrao A., Abatini F., Altomare D. F., Picciariello A., Chetta G., Lattanzio F., Tonini V., Gori A., Jovine E., Mastrangelo L., Sartarelli L., Frena A., Malpaga A., Bertelli F., Pignata G., Andreuccetti J., Sanna S., Lares B., Sechi R., Cillara N., Pisanu A., Delogu D., Ciaccio G., Farulla M., Casati M., Laface L., De Luca M., Russello D., Latteri S., Longoni M., Masci E., Vigna S., Campanile F. C., Foti N., Lepiane P., Balla A., Cantore F., Raveglia V., Borghi F., Giraudo G., Verzelli A., Budassi A., Patriti A., Foghetti D., Montin U., Amadio L., Anania G., Bombardini C., Fabbri N., Feo C., Cianchi F., Manetti A., Lucchese M., Soricelli E., Ceccarelli G., Patiti M., Frascio M., Stabilini C., Filauro M., Barberis A., Troian M., Nagliati C., Campagnacci R., Maurizi A., Berti S., Gennai A., Marvaso A., D'Antonio D., Feo C. V., Mazzola L., Selvaggi F., Carini S., Costanzo F., Boccia L., Pascariello A., Perrotta N., Celiento M., Opocher E., Giovenzana M., Stella M., Ferrara F., Boni L., Abate E., Da Lio C., Valli V., Gelmini R., Serra F., Piccoli M., Gozzo D., Gattolin A., Sasia D., Balani A., Petronio B., Calo P. G., Canu G. L., Contarini E., Piatto G., Vettoretto N., Caprioli M., Braga M., Chiappetta M. F., Maida P., Tammaro P., De Palma G., Milone M., Bottino V., Canfora A., Bagaglini G., Agrusa A., Barone M., Mirabella A., Marino M. V., Gulotta G., Romano G., Sorrentino M., Ferfoglia S., Papagni V., Eramo S., Boselli C., Basti M., Caracino V., Moretto G., Inama M., Capelli P., Conti L., Muratore A., Cuoghi M. M., Zerbinati A., Corso S., Vasino M. C., Montuori M., Fidanza F., Lucchetta A., Giuliani A., Dinatale G., Zanzi F., Guariniello A., Bonilauri S., Frazzetta G., Garino M., Marafante C., Gioffre A., Del Monte S. R., Sganga G., Fransvea P., Grande M., Siragusa L., Sica G., Paola M., Passantino D. G., Catani M., Ricci F., Lauro E., Facci E., Parini D., Armellino M. F., Argenio G., Porcu A., Perra T., Bordoni P., Fleres F., Parisi A., Rossi S., Saracco R., Bono D., Viora T., Orlando F., Ferrero A., Fontana A. P., De Paolis P., Visconti D., Quaglino F., Festa F., Palagi S., Lo Secco G., Morino M., Allaix M. E., Salzano A., Tirone G., Motter M., Zanus G., Passuello N., Massani M., Tutino R., Manzini N., Terranova S., Merenda R., Nordio S., Zonta S., Lovisetto F., Guglielmi A., Campagnaro T., Amedeo E., Scollica M., Amodio P., Giannotti D., Olmi S., Oldani A., Sartori, A., Podda, M., Botteri, E., Passera, R., Agresta, F., Arezzo, A., Guerrieri, M., Ortenzi, M., Cavallo, F., Zese, M., Prando, D., Restini, E., Cianci, P., Millo, P., Brachet Contul, R., Serrao, A., Abatini, F., Altomare, D. F., Picciariello, A., Chetta, G., Lattanzio, F., Tonini, V., Gori, A., Jovine, E., Mastrangelo, L., Sartarelli, L., Frena, A., Malpaga, A., Bertelli, F., Pignata, G., Andreuccetti, J., Sanna, S., Lares, B., Sechi, R., Cillara, N., Pisanu, A., Delogu, D., Ciaccio, G., Farulla, M., Casati, M., Laface, L., De Luca, M., Russello, D., Latteri, S., Longoni, M., Masci, E., Vigna, S., Campanile, F. C., Foti, N., Lepiane, P., Balla, A., Cantore, F., Raveglia, V., Borghi, F., Giraudo, G., Verzelli, A., Budassi, A., Patriti, A., Foghetti, D., Montin, U., Amadio, L., Anania, G., Bombardini, C., Fabbri, N., Feo, C., Cianchi, F., Manetti, A., Lucchese, M., Soricelli, E., Ceccarelli, G., Patiti, M., Frascio, M., Stabilini, C., Filauro, M., Barberis, A., Troian, M., Nagliati, C., Campagnacci, R., Maurizi, A., Berti, S., Gennai, A., Marvaso, A., D'Antonio, D., Feo, C. V., Mazzola, L., Selvaggi, F., Carini, S., Costanzo, F., Boccia, L., Pascariello, A., Perrotta, N., Celiento, M., Opocher, E., Giovenzana, M., Stella, M., Ferrara, F., Boni, L., Abate, E., Da Lio, C., Valli, V., Gelmini, R., Serra, F., Piccoli, M., Gozzo, D., Gattolin, A., Sasia, D., Balani, A., Petronio, B., Calo, P. G., Canu, G. L., Contarini, E., Piatto, G., Vettoretto, N., Caprioli, M., Braga, M., Chiappetta, M. F., Maida, P., Tammaro, P., De Palma, G., Milone, M., Bottino, V., Canfora, A., Bagaglini, G., Agrusa, A., Barone, M., Mirabella, A., Marino, M. V., Gulotta, G., Romano, G., Sorrentino, M., Ferfoglia, S., Papagni, V., Eramo, S., Boselli, C., Basti, M., Caracino, V., Moretto, G., Inama, M., Capelli, P., Conti, L., Muratore, A., Cuoghi, M. M., Zerbinati, A., Corso, S., Vasino, M. C., Montuori, M., Fidanza, F., Lucchetta, A., Giuliani, A., Dinatale, G., Zanzi, F., Guariniello, A., Bonilauri, S., Frazzetta, G., Garino, M., Marafante, C., Gioffre, A., Del Monte, S. R., Sganga, G., Fransvea, P., Grande, M., Siragusa, L., Sica, G., Paola, M., Passantino, D. G., Catani, M., Ricci, F., Lauro, E., Facci, E., Parini, D., Armellino, M. F., Argenio, G., Porcu, A., Perra, T., Bordoni, P., Fleres, F., Parisi, A., Rossi, S., Saracco, R., Bono, D., Viora, T., Orlando, F., Ferrero, A., Fontana, A. P., De Paolis, P., Visconti, D., Quaglino, F., Festa, F., Palagi, S., Lo Secco, G., Morino, M., Allaix, M. E., Salzano, A., Tirone, G., Motter, M., Zanus, G., Passuello, N., Massani, M., Tutino, R., Manzini, N., Terranova, S., Merenda, R., Nordio, S., Zonta, S., Lovisetto, F., Guglielmi, A., Campagnaro, T., Amedeo, E., Scollica, M., Amodio, P., Giannotti, D., Olmi, S., Oldani, A., Sartori A., Podda M., Botteri E., Passera R., Agresta F., Arezzo A., Guerrieri M., Ortenzi M., Cavallo F., Zese M., Prando D., Restini E., Cianci P., Millo P., Brachet Contul R., Serrao A., Abatini F., Altomare D.F., Picciariello A., Chetta G., Lattanzio F., Tonini V., Gori A., Jovine E., Mastrangelo L., Sartarelli L., Frena A., Malpaga A., Bertelli F., Pignata G., Andreuccetti J., Sanna S., Lares B., Sechi R., Cillara N., Pisanu A., Delogu D., Ciaccio G., Farulla M., Casati M., Laface L., De Luca M., Russello D., Latteri S., Longoni M., Masci E., Vigna S., Campanile F.C., Foti N., Lepiane P., Balla A., Cantore F., Raveglia V., Borghi F., Giraudo G., Verzelli A., Budassi A., Patriti A., Foghetti D., Montin U., Amadio L., Anania G., Bombardini C., Fabbri N., Feo C., Cianchi F., Manetti A., Lucchese M., Soricelli E., Ceccarelli G., Patiti M., Frascio M., Stabilini C., Filauro M., Barberis A., Troian M., Nagliati C., Campagnacci R., Maurizi A., Berti S., Gennai A., Marvaso A., D'Antonio D., Feo C.V., Mazzola L., Selvaggi F., Carini S., Costanzo F., Boccia L., Pascariello A., Perrotta N., Celiento M., Opocher E., Giovenzana M., Stella M., Ferrara F., Boni L., Abate E., Da Lio C., Valli V., Gelmini R., Serra F., Piccoli M., Gozzo D., Gattolin A., Sasia D., Balani A., Petronio B., Calo P.G., Canu G.L., Contarini E., Piatto G., Vettoretto N., Caprioli M., Braga M., Chiappetta M.F., Maida P., Tammaro P., De Palma G., Milone M., Bottino V., Canfora A., Bagaglini G., Agrusa A., Barone M., Mirabella A., Marino M.V., Gulotta G., Romano G., Sorrentino M., Ferfoglia S., Papagni V., Eramo S., Boselli C., Basti M., Caracino V., Moretto G., Inama M., Capelli P., Conti L., Muratore A., Cuoghi M.M., Zerbinati A., Corso S., Vasino M.C., Montuori M., Fidanza F., Lucchetta A., Giuliani A., Dinatale G., Zanzi F., Guariniello A., Bonilauri S., Frazzetta G., Garino M., Marafante C., Gioffre A., Del Monte S.R., Sganga G., Fransvea P., Grande M., Siragusa L., Sica G., Paola M., Passantino D.G., Catani M., Ricci F., Lauro E., Facci E., Parini D., Armellino M.F., Argenio G., Porcu A., Perra T., Bordoni P., Fleres F., Parisi A., Rossi S., Saracco R., Bono D., Viora T., Orlando F., Ferrero A., Fontana A.P., De Paolis P., Visconti D., Quaglino F., Festa F., Palagi S., Lo Secco G., Morino M., Allaix M.E., Salzano A., Tirone G., Motter M., Zanus G., Passuello N., Massani M., Tutino R., Manzini N., Terranova S., Merenda R., Nordio S., Zonta S., Lovisetto F., Guglielmi A., Campagnaro T., Amedeo E., Scollica M., Amodio P., Giannotti D., Olmi S., Oldani A., Sartori, Alberto, Podda, Mauro, Botteri, Emanuele, Passera, Roberto, Agresta, Ferdinando, Arezzo, Alberto, M Guerrieri, M Ortenzi, F Cavallo, M Zese, D Prando, E Restini, P Cianci, P Millo, R Brachet Contul, A Serrao, F Abatini, D F Altomare, A Picciariello, G Chetta, F Lattanzio, V Tonini, A Gori, E Jovine, L Mastrangelo, L Sartarelli, A Frena, A Malpaga, F Bertelli, G Pignata, J Andreuccetti, S Sanna, B Lares, R Sechi, N Cillara, A Pisanu, D Delogu, G Ciaccio, M Farulla, M Casati, L Laface, M De Luca, D Russello, S Latteri, M Longoni, E Masci, S Vigna, F C Campanile, N Foti, P Lepiane, A Balla, F Cantore, V Raveglia, F Borghi, G Giraudo, A Verzelli, A Budassi, A Patriti, D Foghetti, U Montin, L Amadio, G Anania, C Bombardini, Niccolò Fabbri, Carlo Feo, F Cianchi, A Manetti, M Lucchese, E Soricelli, G Ceccarelli, M Patiti, M Frascio, C Stabilini, M Filauro, A Barberis, M Troian, C Nagliati, R Campagnacci, A Maurizi, S Berti, A Gennai, A Marvaso, D D'Antonio, C V Feo, N Fabbri, L Mazzola, F Selvaggi, S Carini, F Costanzo, L Boccia, A Pascariello, N Perrotta, M Celiento, E Opocher, M Giovenzana, M Stella, F Ferrara, L Boni, E Abate, C Da Lio, V Valli, R Gelmini, F Serra, M Piccoli, D Gozzo, A Gattolin, D Sasia, A Balani, B Petronio, P G Calò, G L Canu, E Contarini, G Piatto, N Vettoretto, M Caprioli, M Braga, M F Chiappetta, P Maida, P Tammaro, G De Palma, M Milone, V Bottino, A Canfora, F Selvaggi, G Bagaglini, A Agrusa, M Barone, A Mirabella, M V Marino, G Gulotta, G Romano, M Sorrentino, S Ferfoglia, V Papagni, S Eramo, C Boselli, M Basti, V Caracino, G Moretto, M Inama, P Capelli, L Conti, A Muratore, M M Cuoghi, A Zerbinati, S Corso, M C Vasino, M Montuori, F Fidanza, A Lucchetta, A Giuliani, G Dinatale, F Zanzi, A Guariniello, S Bonilauri, G Frazzetta, M Garino, C Marafante, A Gioffrè, S R Del Monte, G Sganga, P Fransvea, M Grande, L Siragusa, G Sica, M Paola, D G Passantino, Marco Catani, F Ricci, E Lauro, E Facci, D Parini, M F Armellino, G Argenio, A Porcu, T Perra, P Bordoni, F Fleres, A Parisi, S Rossi, R Saracco, D Bono, T Viora, F Orlando, A Ferrero, A P Fontana, P De Paolis, D Visconti, F Quaglino, F Festa, S Palagi, G Lo Secco, M Morino, M E Allaix, A Salzano, G Tirone, M Motter, G Zanus, N Passuello, M Massani, R Tutino, N Manzini, S Terranova, R Merenda, S Nordio, S Zonta, F Lovisetto, A Guglielmi, T Campagnaro, E Amedeo, M Scollica, P Amodio, D Giannotti, S Olmi, A Oldani, Sartori, A, Podda, M, Botteri, E, Passera, R, Agresta, F, Arezzo, A, Guerrieri, M, Ortenzi, M, Cavallo, F, Zese, M, Prando, D, Restini, E, Cianci, P, Millo, P, Brachet Contul, R, Serrao, A, Abatini, F, Altomare, D, Picciariello, A, Chetta, G, Lattanzio, F, Tonini, V, Gori, A, Jovine, E, Mastrangelo, L, Sartarelli, L, Frena, A, Malpaga, A, Bertelli, F, Pignata, G, Andreuccetti, J, Sanna, S, Lares, B, Sechi, R, Cillara, N, Pisanu, A, Delogu, D, Ciaccio, G, Farulla, M, Casati, M, Laface, L, De Luca, M, Russello, D, Latteri, S, Longoni, M, Masci, E, Vigna, S, Campanile, F, Foti, N, Lepiane, P, Balla, A, Cantore, F, Raveglia, V, Borghi, F, Giraudo, G, Verzelli, A, Budassi, A, Patriti, A, Foghetti, D, Montin, U, 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Vasino, M, Montuori, M, Fidanza, F, Lucchetta, A, Giuliani, A, Dinatale, G, Zanzi, F, Guariniello, A, Bonilauri, S, Frazzetta, G, Garino, M, Marafante, C, Gioffre, A, Del Monte, S, Sganga, G, Fransvea, P, Grande, M, Siragusa, L, Sica, G, Paola, M, Passantino, D, Catani, M, Ricci, F, Lauro, E, Facci, E, Parini, D, Armellino, M, Argenio, G, Porcu, A, Perra, T, Bordoni, P, Fleres, F, Parisi, A, Rossi, S, Saracco, R, Bono, D, Viora, T, Orlando, F, Ferrero, A, Fontana, A, De Paolis, P, Visconti, D, Quaglino, F, Festa, F, Palagi, S, Lo Secco, G, Morino, M, Allaix, M, Salzano, A, Tirone, G, Motter, M, Zanus, G, Passuello, N, Massani, M, Tutino, R, Manzini, N, Terranova, S, Merenda, R, Nordio, S, Zonta, S, Lovisetto, F, Guglielmi, A, Campagnaro, T, Amedeo, E, Scollica, M, Amodio, P, Giannotti, D, Olmi, S, and Oldani, A

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medicine.medical_specialty, COVID-19 Pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Endoscopic surgery, NO, Appendectomy, Appendicitis, Machine learning, Cohort Studies, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Studie, Pandemic, medicine, Humans, Appendiciti, Laparoscopy, Pandemics, Retrospective Studies, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, COVID-19 Pandemic, Appendicitis, Appendicectomy, Machine learning, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Length of Stay, medicine.disease, Settore MED/18, Surgery, Italy, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, appendicitis, COVID-19 pandemic, machine learning, appendectomy, cohort studies, humans, length of stay, pandemics, postoperative complications, retrospective studies, laparoscopy, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Observational study, Original Article, Postoperative Complication, Appendicectomy, Cohort Studie, business, Complication, Cohort study, Human
Abstract

Major surgical societies advised using non-operative management of appendicitis and suggested against laparoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hypothesis is that a significant reduction in the number of emergent appendectomies was observed during the pandemic, restricted to complex cases. The study aimed to analyse emergent surgical appendectomies during pandemic on a national basis and compare it to the same period of the previous year. This is a multicentre, retrospective, observational study investigating the outcomes of patients undergoing emergent appendectomy in March–April 2019 vs March–April 2020. The primary outcome was the number of appendectomies performed, classified according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) score. Secondary outcomes were the type of surgical technique employed (laparoscopic vs open) and the complication rates. One thousand five hundred forty one patients with acute appendicitis underwent surgery during the two study periods. 1337 (86.8%) patients met the inclusion criteria: 546 (40.8%) patients underwent surgery for acute appendicitis in 2020 and 791 (59.2%) in 2019. According to AAST, patients with complicated appendicitis operated in 2019 were 30.3% vs 39.9% in 2020 (p = 0.001). We observed an increase in the number of post-operative complications in 2020 (15.9%) compared to 2019 (9.6%) (p 24 h after admission (+ 58%), open surgery (+ 112%) and conversion to open surgery (+ 166%). In Italian hospitals, in March and April 2020, the number of appendectomies has drastically dropped. During the first pandemic wave, patients undergoing surgery were more frequently affected by more severe appendicitis than the previous year's timeframe and experienced a higher number of complications. Trial registration number and date: Research Registry ID 5789, May 7th, 2020

Published
2021

16. Local natural background levels assessment through a groundwater redox zonation, the case of Lombardy Region

Author

Giuseppa Cipriano, Chiara Zanotti, Mariachiara Caschetto, Letizia Fumagalli, Tullia Bonomi, Marco Rotiroti, Marco Parini, Rotiroti, M, Caschetto, M, Zanotti, C, Parini, M, Cipriano, G, Bonomi, T, Fumagalli, and Fumagalli, L

Subjects
ammonium, iron, Groundwater quality, Earth science, GEO/08 - GEOCHIMICA E VULCANOLOGIA, arsenic, manganese, Environmental science, Redox, Groundwater, Natural (archaeology), GEO/05 - GEOLOGIA APPLICATA
Abstract

Discretizing anthropogenic and natural contaminations represents a crucial step in groundwater management and regulation. Natural background levels (NBLs) have a huge impact on groundwater protections and remediation strategies, but it is still an issue on the ground in terms of reliability and accuracy, thus its derivation needs further scientific efforts.The derivation of local NBLs (LNBLs) is intended to overcome the limitation of considering a groundwater body (GWB) homogeneous, hence accounting hydrogeochemical heterogeneities within the aquifer system.This work presents a statistical approach assessing LNBLs for sensitive redox species (As, Fe, Mn, NH4) in 30 GWBs within the Lombardy Region. Under the monitoring network of the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Lombardy (ARPA), more than 500 wells were investigated, thus each GWBs were identified within 4 aquifer types: shallow, intermediate, deep Po Plain aquifers and Alpine valley aquifers. The initial dataset underwent preselection and multivariate analyses, appointing at each well a geogenic redox zonation. It leaded to discretize geochemically-homogeneous subgroups and characterize them as function of site-specific natural facies: oxidised (293 wells), reduced (199 wells) and saline (11 wells). Interquartile range criteria, validations’ tests (Mann-Kendall and Shapiro-Wilk), probability density histograms and probability plots inferred temporally and spatially the datasets, one for each target species, discretized for aquifer and natural facies appartenances. This resulted in the identification of the statistical distributions from redox-homogeneous sets of data from which the LNBLs were derived.Considering the Po Plain aquifer (shallow, intermediate and deep), NBLs derivation for As revealed three subgroups within the oxidised facies, for which the NBLs values are of 2, 3 and 7 μg/L, four subgroups ascribe to the reduced facies with NBLs of 13, 49, 71 and 291 μg/L, and two subgroups for the saline facies with NBLs of 3 and 12 μg/L. According Fe, two are the subgroups within the oxidised facies, with NBLs of 40 and 94 μg/L, four subgroups fall in the reduced facies with NBLs of 653, 1430, 3200 and 6000 μg/L; within the saline facies, two subgroups are identified with NBLs of 1647 and 6000 μg/L. Two subgroups characterize the oxidised facies for NBLs of Mn with values of 8 and 27 μg/L, and NBLs of 34, 216, 485, 912 and 1514 μg/L refer to five subgroups in reduced facies, while within the saline facies fall two subgroups with NBLs of 381 and 921 μg/L. With regards to NH4, NBLs reach values of 49, 110 and 190 μg/L for the three subgroups within the oxidised facies, whereas values of 834, 2600, 3090, 4480 μg/L are derived for the four subgroups in the reduced facies; the two subgroups ascribed to the saline facies reveal NBLs of 1860 and 6620 μg/L.Data demonstrate how an in depth understanding of aquifers’ redox-zonations turned out to be functional for assessing LNBLs. Regional Legislation (D.G.R. 23novembre2020 n.3903) has been amended on the basis of the outcomes of this work, revealing site redox-specific LNBLs of practical significance. Funding: this work was granted and carried out in collaboration with Lombardy Region.

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2021

17. Linking local natural background levels in groundwater to their generating hydrogeochemical processes in Quaternary alluvial aquifers.

Author

Zanotti C, Caschetto M, Bonomi T, Parini M, Cipriano G, Fumagalli L, and Rotiroti M

Subjects
Environmental Monitoring, Rivers, Arsenic analysis, Groundwater, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
Abstract

Calculating natural background levels (NBLs) in groundwater is vital for supporting a sustainable use of groundwater resources. Although NBLs are often assessed through a unique concentration value per groundwater body, where hydrogeochemical features are highly variable, spatial heterogeneity needs to be accounted for, leading to the calculation of so-called "local" NBLs. Despite much research devoted to the identification of the best performing techniques for local NBLs spatialization, a deep understanding of the link between local NBL values and their generating hydrogeochemical processes is often lacking and so is addressed here for the redox-sensitive species As, NH 4 , Fe and Mn in the groundwater bodies of Lombardy region, N Italy. Local NBLs were calculated by a tired approach involving the hybridization of preselection and probability plot methods. Since the spatial variability of the target species depends mainly on redox conditions, a redox zonation was performed using multivariate statistical analysis. A conceptual model was developed and improved combing factor and cluster analysis. Results showed that NBLs for arsenic were up to 291 μg/L, reached in groundwaters under methanogenesis, a condition related to the prolonged degradation of peat buried in aquifer sediments. Ammonium NBLs up to 6.62 mg/L were generated by the upwelling of fluids from deep sediments hosting petroleum systems; ammonium NBLs up to 4.48 mg/L were generated as the accumulation of by-products of peat degradation. Iron and manganese NBLs up to, respectively, 6.0 and 1.51 mg/L were generated by the oxidation of younger and less stable Mn and Fe oxides within river valleys, mostly the Po River valley. The evaluation of local NBLs, and their association to generating natural hydrogeochemical processes/conditions, achieves a step forward from the commonly used approach of a single NBL per groundwater body, improving decision-support tools for sustainable groundwater management and protection., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

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2022
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18. Short and Medium Chain Fatty Acids and Their Derivatives as a Natural Strategy in the Control of Necrotic Enteritis and Microbial Homeostasis in Broiler Chickens.

Author

Gomez-Osorio LM, Yepes-Medina V, Ballou A, Parini M, and Angel R

Abstract

The use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) has historically been the most important prophylactic strategy for the control of Necrotic Enteritis (NE) caused by some Clostridium perfringens toxin types in poultry. During the last five decades, AGPs have also been supplemented in feed to improve body weight gain and feed efficiency as well as to modulate the microbiome (consisting of microbes and their genes both beneficial and potentially harmful) and reduce enteric pathogens, among other benefits. New regulatory requirements and consumer preferences have led to strong interest in natural alternatives to the AGPs for the prevention and control of illnesses caused by enteric pathogens. This interest is not just focused on the direct removal or inhibition of the causative microorganisms but also the improvement of intestinal health and homeostasis using a range of feed additives. A group of promising feed additives is short- and medium-chain fatty acids (SCFA and MCFA, respectively) and their derivatives. The use of SCFA and MCFA, including butyric, caproic, caprylic, capric, and lauric acids, has shown strong effects against NE in broilers both at experimental and commercial levels. These fatty acids also benefit intestinal health integrity and homeostasis. Other effects have also been documented, including increases in intestinal angiogenesis and gene expression of tight junctions. Chemical modifications to improve stability and point of release in the intestine have been shown to improve the efficacy of SCFA and MCFA and their derivatives. The aim of this review is to give an overview of SCFA, MCFA and their derivatives, as an alternative to replace AGPs to control the incidence and severity of NE in poultry., Competing Interests: Commercial companies employed several of the authors of this paper, at the time of the writing of this paper, as follows: L-MG-O employed by Alura Animal Health and Nutrition, VY-M by Okuo, A. Ballou by Iluma Alliance, and M. Parini by Silo. Alura Animal Health and Nutrition is a company that sells therapeutic and prophylactic antibiotics and anticoccidials as well as natural health alternatives including SCFA and MCFA for animal husbandry. Okuo sells food safety products for processing plants. Iluma is involved in formulation services, sale of vitamin and mineral premixes as well as health products for animal agriculture. Silo sells vitamins, amino acids, fiber compounds, SCFA and MCFA. None of these companies exclusively sells SCFA and MCFA. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Gomez-Osorio, Yepes-Medina, Ballou, Parini and Angel.)

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2021
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19. Perinatal HIV transmission: a children's human rights perspective.

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Hodge JG and Parini MJ

Subjects
Female, HIV Infections drug therapy, Humans, Infant, Pregnancy, Privacy, United States, Zidovudine therapeutic use, AIDS Serodiagnosis, HIV Infections prevention & control, Human Rights, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical prevention & control, Mandatory Testing ethics, Pregnant Women, Public Policy, Voluntary Programs ethics
Published
1998

20. Isolation and characterization by conventional methods and genetic transformation of Psychrobacter and Acinetobacter from fresh and spoiled meat, milk and cheese.

Author

Gennari M, Parini M, Volpon D, and Serio M

Subjects
Acinetobacter classification, Acinetobacter genetics, Animals, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Cheese microbiology, Culture Media, Meat microbiology, Milk microbiology, Neisseriaceae classification, Neisseriaceae genetics, Oxidoreductases analysis, Phenotype, Acinetobacter isolation & purification, Food Microbiology, Neisseriaceae isolation & purification, Transformation, Bacterial
Abstract

Of 126 samples of fresh and spoiled meat and dairy products, 40% were positive for the presence of Moraxella-like bacteria and 64% of Acinetobacter; 279 and 466 strains, respectively, were isolated and a part of these were tested by biochemical methods and DNA transformation assays. In some cases, the Moraxellaceae in the samples examined reached considerable quantitative levels, but their percentage in the microflora was generally low. Moraxella-like bacteria were predominant in fresh meat, Acinetobacter in spoiled meat and milk. Most acinetobacters belonged to biotype lwoffii (sensu lato) and all 90 strains tested were positive for DNA transformation with an auxotrophic Acinetobacter. Moraxella-like bacteria were identified as Psychrobacter immobilis in 96% of 103 transformation assays. Moraxellaceae show lipolytic activity but they are considered of low incidence in food spoilage. Only 3.7% of acinetobacters from dairy sources was able to produce ropy milk. Unlike strains from clinical isolates, psychrobacters and acinetobacters isolated from food often do not grow at 37 degrees C.

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1992
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23. House dust mites in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Hurtado I and Parini M

Subjects
Animals, Venezuela, Dust analysis, Mites analysis
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An investigation of bedding dust fauna was carried out in Caracas, Venezuela. Mites were recovered from all samples. The average mite density of 15.6 mites/mg dust was among the highest reported worldwide. Pyroglyphid mites were the most frequent and abundant, and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was the largest contributor to the total mite counts. It was also found that the storage mite Blomia tropicalis occurred in 96% of the samples examined and contributed an average of 15% of the total mites. The genera Tyrophagus and Tarsonemus were infrequent but occasionally large contributors to the bedding dust fauna. In our area, therefore, sensitivity to those abundant nonpyroglyphid mites should be routinely investigated in house dust-sensitive patients.

Published
1987

24. [The value of monitoring arterial oxygenation saturation by pulse oximetry in neuroleptanalgesia].

Author

Parini M, Bertrand H, Boulanger-Ferré F, Desport JC, Pèze P, Sardin B, and Feiss P

Subjects
Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous, Colonoscopy, Humans, Hypoxia blood, Monitoring, Physiologic, Neuroleptanalgesia, Oximetry
Abstract

Anaesthesia can induce hypoxaemia. Pulse oximetry gives continuous non invasive monitoring of arterial oxygen saturation. No arterial puncture is needed. Ninety-four patients were monitored by pulse oximetry during neuroleptanalgesia for colonoscopy. Eighteen patients showed desaturation episodes of less than 90%, eight linked to opioid-induced respiratory depression. In all patients, pulse oximetry gave clinicians an immediate awareness of the incident. Treatment was facilitated. Pulse oximetry made anaesthesia safer.

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1987
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